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The government has declared "emergency affected areas" after the fires and announced first aid
Pedro Sánchez will approve the measure in the Council of Ministers and create an inter-ministerial committee on climate change to strengthen the response to the crisis.
Double date today in Congress and the Senate with the goal of clearing responsibility for the fires
The Spanish Government plans to approve today in the Council of Ministers aid to areas affected by the fire, as well as to discuss the hearings requested by the PP in the Permanent Congressional Council.
Castile and Leon have their third week of forest fire fighting
Six fires remain at the highest level of gravity and two have been declared this very Sunday. The positive development of the last few days has allowed six others to be taken under control. However, rising temperatures, coupled with reduced humidity and wind, complicate the situation again.
Civil Protection highlights the "good development" of fires when 15 are still active
Progress is slow in the focus on the different provinces of Spain, although some of them have already been considered under control.
The controversy over fire management will determine the start of the political course in Epainia
Begoña Gómez, the PSOE's "plumber" Leire Díaz, the State Pact on Climate Change, the contract with Huawei and other issues will mark the start of the course in the various activities that will take place in Congress and the Senate.
The evolution of the fires is good, but there are still active spotlights in Castile and Leon, Galicia and Asturias
The drop in night temperatures has helped to put out the fire, but the situation is still difficult.
Post will temporarily suspend shipments of low-value packages to the United States and Puerto Rico
As reported by the Post in a statement this Friday, U.S. customs rules have been amended to remove the tariff exemption applicable to low-value shipments, so Post will only accept such shipments until 23:59 on Sunday 24.
Pedro Sanchez will bring the issue of fires to the Conference of Presidents and set up an inter-ministerial commission
A volunteer from Salamanca has died and five people have died in Spain from forest fires
He reportedly participated as a volunteer in the fire extinguishment work in the town of Cipérez (Salamanca) and died days after being hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
The Coordinator of Farmers' and Farmers' Organizations estimates damage of over 600 million as a result of the fires
According to Javier Fatas, representative of the COAG Abeltzain eta Farmers Anternational Coordinator, this is a "catastrophic situation" in several parts of the state, with more than 350,000 hectares burned, especially in the west.
18 fires are active in Galicia, Castilla y León and Extremadura, while Jarilla's is stabilized
Three new spotlights have been detected in Galicia, the situation has worsened in the Leonese region of Bierzo. More towns have been ordered to vacate eta. A total of 403,171 hectares have been burned in Spain by 2025, according to Copernicus.
There have been demonstrations in Galicia and Castile and Leon to denounce the fire situation
The forest fires in Spain are being the protagonists of the summer, so demonstrations have been held in Galicia and Ponferrada to denounce the situation in the territory and to call for the resignation of the local government.
More than 350,000 hectares have been burned in forest fires in Spain since the beginning of August
There are still about 20 active foci in Castilla León, Galicia and Extremadura, and the wind is making it difficult to extinguish the fire at various points, while the rain that has fallen in the last few hours in northern León has helped to control the flames around the Peaks of Europe. On the other hand, the firefighters displaced from the ACV have taken their way home.
Euskadi fire helicopter shows aerial footage of the Castile and Leon disaster
Extinction work is currently under way in the municipality of Fasgar (Leon), where thousands of hectares of fire have been burned, with a capacity of 1,000 litres.
Nearly 400 000 hectares have been burned in forest fires in Spain since the beginning of the year, most of them in August
According to data released this Wednesday by the European Union programme Copernicus, the European Fire Information System (EFFIS), the area burned in 2025 is significantly higher than the 42 615 hectares burned in 2024 in 219 forest fires.
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Sanchez announces that he will recognize the emergency in the affected areas and promise help for his reconstruction
Sanchez announces that he will recognize the emergency in the affected areas and promise help for his reconstruction
This is how the ACV and Navarre firefighters contribute to the extinction of forest fires in Spain
A total of 58 firefighters from the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) have travelled to Castilla y León to assist in the control of forest fires following the Board's request for assistance to the Basque Government, while 24 professionals from Navarra have travelled to Asturias.
Unprecedented flood of fires: more than 344,000 hectares burned, thousands evacuated and four killed
Around a thousand people in León have protested against the management carried out so far and have called for resignations, as well as the declaration of level 3 emergency, so that the management would be transferred from the Junta de Castilla y León to the Spanish Government.